diff --git a/kubernetes/apps/system-upgrade/kustomization.yaml b/kubernetes/apps/system-upgrade/kustomization.yaml
index f74ffc3..d731a25 100644
--- a/kubernetes/apps/system-upgrade/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/apps/system-upgrade/kustomization.yaml
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ namespace: system-upgrade
 components:
   - ../../components/repos/app-template
 resources:
+  - ./namespace.yaml
   - ./tuppr/ks.yaml
diff --git a/kubernetes/apps/system-upgrade/namespace.yaml b/kubernetes/apps/system-upgrade/namespace.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ac63ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes/apps/system-upgrade/namespace.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: _
+  annotations:
+    kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io/prune: disabled